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Common freight carriers

Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad
The Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to...

(ALM)
Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD)
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.The A & M, as it is known, operates of line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. The railroad interchanges freight cars with Kansas City Southern Railway at Fort Smith, with Union Pacific...

(AM)
Arkansas Southern Railroad
Arkansas Southern Railroad
The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :...

(ARS)
Bauxite and Northern Railway
Bauxite and Northern Railway
The Bauxite and Northern Railway is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Arkansas. BXN operates over of track in Bauxite, Arkansas. Traffic consists of largely of alumina, and the railroad hauls 4,059 carloads per year...

(BXN)
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

(BNSF)
Caddo Valley Railroad
Caddo Valley Railroad
Caddo Valley Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Glenwood, Arkansas.CVYR operates a 52 mile line in Arkansas from Gurdon, Arkansas to Bird Mill, Arkansas....

(CVYR)
Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad
Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad
The Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas.DR operates a 4.8 mile line in Arkansas from Russellville to a point beside the Arkansas River, across from Dardanelle, Arkansas. Current DR traffic generally consists of...

(DR)
Delta Southern Railroad
Delta Southern Railroad
The Delta Southern Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Tallulah, Louisiana.DSRR operates three disconnected lines, all of which interchange with Union Pacific:...

(DSRR)
Delta Valley and Southern Railway
Delta Valley and Southern Railway
The Delta Valley and Southern Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in Wilson, Arkansas.DVS operates a two mile line in Arkansas near Wilson with one switch engine....

(DVS)
De Queen and Eastern Railroad
De Queen and Eastern Railroad
The De Queen and Eastern Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas.QE operates of track in Arkansas on a line from De Queen, where it interchanges with both the Kansas City Southern Railway and Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad to Perkins, Arkansas, where...

(DQE)
Doniphan, Kensett and Searcy Railway (DKS)
East Camden and Highland Railroad
East Camden and Highland Railroad
The East Camden and Highland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas.EACH operates a 47.6 mile line in Arkansas from East Camden to Eagle Mills...

(EACH)
El Dorado and Wesson Railway
El Dorado and Wesson Railway
The El Dorado and Wesson Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.EDW operates a 5.5 mile line in Arkansas from El Dorado to Newell, Arkansas....

(EDW)
Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas.F&P operates of line from Fordyce, Arkansas , to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad at Crossett.F&P traffic generally consists of lumber and paper products.F&P...

(FP)
Fort Smith Railroad
Fort Smith Railroad
The Fort Smith Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.FSR operates an 18 mile line in Arkansas from Fort Smith to Fort Chaffee.FSR traffic generally consists of grain, food products, paper products, scrap and finished...

(FSR)
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

(KCS)
Kiamichi Railroad
Kiamichi Railroad
The Kiamichi Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma.KRR operates two lines totaling which intersect in Hugo, as well as maintaining trackage rights on an additional of track....

(KRR)
Little Rock Port Authority Railroad (LRPA)
Little Rock and Western Railway
Little Rock and Western Railway
The Little Rock and Western Railway is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.....

(LRWN)
Louisiana and North West Railroad
Louisiana and North West Railroad
The Louisiana and Northwest Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana.LNW operates a line in Arkansas and Louisiana from McNeil, Arkansas , to Gibsland, Louisiana...

(LNW)
Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Carthage, Missouri.MNA operates approximately of line in Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. Its main line extends 384.1 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to Newport, Arkansas...

(MNA)
Ouachita Railroad
Ouachita Railroad
The Ouachita Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.OUCH operates a 26.2 mile line in Arkansas and Louisiana from El Dorado to Lille, Louisiana....

(OUCH)
Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
The Prescott and Northwestern Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Prescott, Arkansas. The railroad was chartered in 1890, for the purpose of constructing a railroad north-northwest from Prescott to access timberlands for the Ozan Lumber Company...

(PNW)
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

(UP)
Warren and Saline River Railroad
Warren and Saline River Railroad
The Warren and Saline River Railroad is an short-line railroad connecting Cloquet, Arkansas to the Arkansas Midland Railroad at Warren. It has always been independent of larger carriers, and has been owned by the Potlatch Corporation, a lumber company, since June 1959...

(WSR)

Private freight carriers

H&M International Transportation (switching at Marion
Marion, Arkansas
Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,901 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Crittenden County, and is part of the Memphis metropolitan area...

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Passenger carriers

Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

(AMTK)
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.The A & M, as it is known, operates of line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. The railroad interchanges freight cars with Kansas City Southern Railway at Fort Smith, with Union Pacific...
Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway is a for-profit passenger tourist railway established by the late Robert Dortch, Jr. and his wife Mary Jane in 1981 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The railway offers excursion tours, a catered luncheon train and a catered dinner train - each lasting a...
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is a railroad museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas.Located at 100 South 4th Street, the museum collection includes four streetcars which operated in municipal service in Fort Smith, an open streetcar, as well as a Frisco steam locomotive.The museum also operates a heritage...

Defunct railroads

Name	Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely...	SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any.	From	To	Successor	Notes
Anderson and Saline River Railway
Antoine Valley Railroad			1907	1910	Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
Arkansas Railroad			1920	1959	N/A
Arkansas Central Railroad	AKC	MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1897	1922	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
Arkansas Central Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1870	1877	Arkansas Midland Railroad
Arkansas and Choctaw Railway		SLSF	1895	1902	St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad
Arkansas Eastern Railroad			1907		N/A
Arkansas and Gulf Railroad					N/A
Arkansas and Indian Territory Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1882	1883	Arkansas and Louisiana Railway
Arkansas and Louisiana Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1882	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad			1914	1915	Leased the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway	AL&G		1906	1915	Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway
Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway	A&LM		1915	1920	Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway
Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway	A&LM, ALM		1920	1991	Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad The Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to...
Arkansas and Memphis Railway Bridge and Terminal Company		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... / RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... / SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1912			Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Arkansas Midland Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1878	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Arkansas Midland Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1853	1870	Arkansas Central Railway
Arkansas North Western Railway		SLSF	1894	1898	Gulf, Arkansas and Northwestern Railway
Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad The Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad started operations on March 3, 1996 and operates on 73 miles of track owned by the U.S. state of Oklahoma between Howe and McAlester. The AOK is based in Wilburton....		SLSF	1898	1901	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad The Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad was a small railroad company in Northwest Arkansas, USA.It had begun operations as the Rogers Southwestern that reached Springtown, Arkansas on August 15, 1906. It then reorganized under the name Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western and reached Siloam...			1907	1911	Kansas City and Memphis Railway
Arkansas and Ozarks Railway			1949	1961	N/A
Arkansas Southern Railroad Arkansas Southern Railroad The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :...		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1892	1905	Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad
Arkansas and Southern Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1887	1887	St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway
Arkansas Southwestern Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1900	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Arkansas Western Railroad		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1899	1904	Arkansas Western Railway
Arkansas Western Railway	ARW	KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1904	1992	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway The Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway was a Class III railroad operating 40.7 miles of track between Monticello and Crossett, Arkansas. The railroad operated from 1912 until 1996.- History :...	ADN		1912	1995	Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Fordyce and Princeton Railroad The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas.F&P operates of line from Fordyce, Arkansas , to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad at Crossett.F&P traffic generally consists of lumber and paper products.F&P...
Augusta Railroad	AUG		1918	1959	N/A
Augusta and Southeastern Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1888	1890	White and Black River Valley Railway
Augusta Tramway and Transfer Company			1892	1917	Augusta Railroad
Augusta and White River Railroad			1886	1892	Augusta Tramway and Transfer Company
Baring Cross Bridge Company		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1873	1928	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
Batesville and Brinkley Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1881	1890	White and Black River Valley Railway
Bearden and Ouachita River Railroad			1904		N/A
Beirne and Clear Lake Railroad			1909		N/A
Bentonville Railroad		SLSF	1882	1900	Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad The Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad started operations on March 3, 1996 and operates on 73 miles of track owned by the U.S. state of Oklahoma between Howe and McAlester. The AOK is based in Wilburton....
Black and Cache River Railroad			1882	1902	Cache Valley Railroad Cache Valley Railroad The Cache Valley Railroad is a defunct Arkansas narrow gauge railroad which was built in the late 19th century. There is some dispute as to whether the railroad was built in 1885 or 1892 but most historians believe that the line was constructed in 1892...
Black Mountain and Eastern Railroad			1915	1916	Combs, Cass and Eastern Railroad
Blytheville, Burdette and Mississippi River Railway			1906	1923	N/A
Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1908	1929	St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
Bonnerville and Southwestern Railroad		SLSF	1905		Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1889	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Brookings and Peach Orchard Railroad			1908		N/A
Burlington Northern Inc.	BN		1980	1981	Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....	BN		1981	1996	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Butler County Railroad	BLC	SLSF	1905	1950	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Cache Valley Railroad Cache Valley Railroad The Cache Valley Railroad is a defunct Arkansas narrow gauge railroad which was built in the late 19th century. There is some dispute as to whether the railroad was built in 1885 or 1892 but most historians believe that the line was constructed in 1892...			1902	1927	N/A
Caddo and Choctaw Railroad			1913	1924	N/A
Caddo and Choctaw Railroad			1907	1911	Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
Cairo and Fulton Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1853	1874	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Cairo, Truman and Southern Railroad	CT&S		1912	1940	N/A
Camden and Alexandria Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1889	1892	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Central Railroad of Arkansas			1903	1906	Central Railway of Arkansas
Central Railway of Arkansas	COA		1906	1932	N/A
Central Arkansas and Eastern Railroad		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1901	1937	N/A
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	RI, ROCK	RI	1947	1980	Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Fordyce and Princeton Railroad The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas.F&P operates of line from Fordyce, Arkansas , to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad at Crossett.F&P traffic generally consists of lumber and paper products.F&P... , Little Rock and Western Railway Little Rock and Western Railway The Little Rock and Western Railway is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc..... , Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... , St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... , South Central Arkansas Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway	RI	RI	1904	1948	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
Chickasawba Railroad		SLSF	1902	1905	Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad The Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad was a short line railroad that operated in Mississippi and Craighead Counties of northeast Arkansas...
Choctaw and Memphis Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1898	1900	Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad , known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad located in located in Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company, originally known as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, completed its main line between West Memphis, Arkansas and western...
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad , known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad located in located in Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company, originally known as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, completed its main line between West Memphis, Arkansas and western...		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1900	1948	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
Coal Hill Branch of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1884	1885	Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway
Combs, Cass and Eastern Railroad			1916	1928	N/A
Cotton Belt and Northern Railway			1904		N/A
Cotton Plant Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1881	1882	Batesville and Brinkley Railroad
Cotton Plant – Fargo Railway	CPF		1951	1977	N/A
Crittenden Railroad			1905	1922	N/A
Crossett Railway			1905	1912	Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway The Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway was a Class III railroad operating 40.7 miles of track between Monticello and Crossett, Arkansas. The railroad operated from 1912 until 1996.- History :...
Crossett, Monticello and Northern Railway			1912	1912	Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway The Ashley, Drew and Northern Railway was a Class III railroad operating 40.7 miles of track between Monticello and Crossett, Arkansas. The railroad operated from 1912 until 1996.- History :...
Dardanelle, Ola and Southern Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1906	1911	Rock Island and Dardanelle Railway
Dardanelle and Russellville Railway			1883	1900	Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad The Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas.DR operates a 4.8 mile line in Arkansas from Russellville to a point beside the Arkansas River, across from Dardanelle, Arkansas. Current DR traffic generally consists of...
Deckerville, Osceola and Northern Railroad		SLSF	1897	1901	Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Des Arc and Northern Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1897	1899	Searcy and Des Arc Railroad
Doniphan, Kensett and Searcy Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1906	1909	Doniphan, Kensett and Searcy Railway
Eldorado and Bastrop Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1902	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Elliott and Mount Holly Railway
Eureka Springs Railway			1880	1899	St. Louis and North Arkansas Railway
Fayetteville and Little Rock Railroad		SLSF	1886	1926	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Fort Smith, Paris and Dardanelle Railway			1887
Fort Smith and Southern Railway		SLSF	1886	1887	St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Fort Smith, Subiaco and Eastern Railroad			1909	1919	Fort Smith, Subiaco and Rock Island Railroad
Fort Smith, Subiaco and Rock Island Railroad			1919	1962	N/A
Fort Smith Suburban Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1902	1956	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
Fort Smith and Van Buren Railway	FSVB	KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1910	1992	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Fort Smith and Van Buren Bridge Company		SLSF	1885	1907	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Fort Smith and Western Railroad Fort Smith and Western Railroad The Fort Smith and Western Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.The railroad's main line extended , from Coal Creek, Oklahoma to Guthrie, Oklahoma, with an additional of trackage rights over the Kansas City Southern Railway between Fort Smith, Arkansas and...	FS&W		1899	1923	Fort Smith and Western Railway
Fort Smith and Western Railway	FS&W, FSW		1921	1939	N/A
Fourche River Valley and Indian Territory Railway			1905		N/A
Freeo Valley Railroad			1904	1925	N/A
Garland Western Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1903	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Gate City Lumber Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1886	1888	Texarkana and Shreveport Railroad
Gould Southwestern Railway			1906	1920	Arkansas Railroad
Grand Prairie – Branch Railroad
Graysonia, Nashville and Ashdown Railroad	GNA	KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1922	1993	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Griffin, Magnolia and Western Railroad			1905		N/A
Gulf, Arkansas and Northwestern Railway		SLSF	1898	1901	Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Gurdon and Fort Smith Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1900	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Gurdon and Fort Smith Northern Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1905	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Hazen and Northern Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1902	1904	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Helena, Parkin and Northern Railway			1908		N/A
Helena and Northwestern Railway			1948	1951	Cotton Plant – Fargo Railway
Helena Southwestern Railroad	HSW		1913	1987	N/A
Homan and Southeastern Railway			1906		N/A
Homan and Southern Railway			1905	1906	Homan and Southeastern Railway
Hot Springs Railroad Hot Springs Railroad The Hot Springs Railroad ran between Malvern, Arkansas and Hot Springs.It was sometimes called the "Diamond Jo Line" because of its developer, Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds....		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1870	1902	Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad , known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad located in located in Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company, originally known as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, completed its main line between West Memphis, Arkansas and western...
Hot Springs, Glenwood and Western Railroad			1910	1911	Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1890	1893	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Hoxie, Pocahontas and Northern Railroad		SLSF	1896	1901	Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...	IC	IC	1946	1972	Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad	ICG		1972	1973	N/A
Iron Mountain and Helena Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1860	1882	Kansas City and Southern Railway
Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad The Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad was a short line railroad that operated in Mississippi and Craighead Counties of northeast Arkansas...		SLSF	1897	1950	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1885	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Kansas City, Arkansas and New Orleans Railroad			1891		N/A
Kansas City, Arkansas and New Orleans Railway				1891	Kansas City, Arkansas and New Orleans Railroad
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad		SLSF	1888	1901	Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway		SLSF	1901	1928	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield Railroad		SLSF	1888	1888	Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad
Kansas City, Fort Smith and Southern Railroad		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1887	1893	Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was a predecessor to the Kansas City Southern Railway that was started by Arthur Stilwell in 1897....
Kansas City and Memphis Railway			1911	1918	N/A
Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company		SLSF	1887	1928	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was a predecessor to the Kansas City Southern Railway that was started by Arthur Stilwell in 1897....		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1893	1900	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Kansas City and Southern Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1882	1882	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis Railroad		SLSF	1883	1888	Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad
L'Anguille River Railway			1902	1932	N/A
Little River Valley Railway			1897		N/A
Little Rock Bridge Company		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1899	1899	Choctaw and Memphis Railroad
Little Rock and Eastern Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1887	1887	Arkansas and Southern Railway
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1855	1875	Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1875	1906	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Little Rock and Fort Smith Branch of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1853	1855	Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
Little Rock and Helena Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1869	1870	Arkansas Central Railway
Little Rock, Hot Springs and Texas Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... , RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1893	1899	Little Rock and Hot Springs Western Railroad
Little Rock and Hot Springs Western Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... , RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1899	1911	Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Little Rock Junction Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1883	1922	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
Little Rock, Maumelle and Western Railroad			1907		N/A
Little Rock and Memphis Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1887	1898	Choctaw and Memphis Railroad
Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1877	1887	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Little Rock and Monroe Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1903	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1868	1873	Texas, Mississippi and Northwestern Railroad
Little Rock, Pine Bluff and White River Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1884	1886	Pine Bluff, Monroe and New Orleans Railway
Little Rock, Sheridan and Saline River Railway			1892		N/A
Little Rock and Southern Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1902	1905	Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad
Little Rock and Texas Railway		SLSF	1887	1926	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1898	1902	Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans...
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans...	L&A, LA	KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1902	1992	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Railroad			1887		N/A
Louisiana and Pine Bluff Railway	LPB		1905	1979	N/A
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway of Arkansas		IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...	1889	1946	Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
Malvern and Camden Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1911	1913	Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad
Malvern and Freeo Valley Railway			1905		N/A
Manila and Southwestern Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1904	1930	St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
McCrory and Beedeville Southern Railway
Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1910	1922	Graysonia, Nashville and Ashdown Railroad, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Southwestern Railway
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1901	1903	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1877	1887	Little Rock and Memphis Railroad
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1853	1873	Memphis and Little Rock Railway
Memphis and Little Rock Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1873	1877	Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1906	1910	Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
Meto and Arkansas Valley Railway			1910	1911	Pine Bluff and Northern Railway
Meto Valley Railway			1908	1910	Meto and Arkansas Valley Railway
Midland Valley Railroad Midland Valley Railroad The Midland Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hoye, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. The railroad took its name from Midland, Arkansas, a coal mining town in western Arkansas which was served by the railroad...	MV	MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1903	1966	N/A
Mississippi, Arkansas and Western Railway			1902		N/A
Mississippi and Little Rock Railway			1890		N/A
Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1855	1873	Texas, Mississippi and Northwestern Railroad
Mississippi River, Hamburg and Western Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1897	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Mississippi River and Northwestern Railroad
Missouri and Arkansas Railway	MAR, MA		1935	1946	Arkansas and Ozarks Railway, Helena and Northwestern Railway
Missouri and Louisiana Railroad
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad	M&NA		1906	1922	Missouri and North Arkansas Railway
Missouri and North Arkansas Railway	M&NA		1922	1935	Missouri and Arkansas Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	MP	MP	1917	1997	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Montana Railroad Montana Railroad The Montana Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad built and operated between the towns of Lombard and Lewistown, Montana, a distance of approximately 157 miles. The railroad connected with the national railway network via a connection with the Northern Pacific Railway at Lombard...			1915	1935	N/A
Monte Ne Railway			1902	1911	Kansas City and Memphis Railway
Murfreesboro and Nashville Railroad			1947	1952	N/A
Murfreesboro–Nashville Railway			1932	1947	Murfreesboro and Nashville Railroad
Murfreesboro, Nashville, Southwestern Railway			1925	1932	Murfreesboro–Nashville Railway
Noble Lake and Southern Railway
North Arkansas and Western Railway		SLSF	1899	1901	Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway
Ouachita Valley Railway			1904		N/A
Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway		SLSF	1901	1907	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Paragould and Buffalo Island Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1887	1893	Paragould Southeastern Railway
Paragould–Memphis Railroad					N/A
Paragould and Memphis Railway			1902		Paragould–Memphis Railroad
Paragould Southeastern Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1893	1958	St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
Paris–Subiaco Traction Company			1908	1909	Fort Smith, Subiaco and Eastern Railroad
Perla Northern Railroad			1904		N/A
Perla, Princeton and Southern Railroad			1889		N/A
Pine Bluff Arkansas River Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1898	1934	N/A
Pine Bluff and Eastern Railroad		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1892	1898	Pine Bluff Arkansas River Railway
Pine Bluff, Monroe and New Orleans Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1884	1889	Pine Bluff and Eastern Railroad
Pine Bluff and Northern Railway			1910	1929	N/A
Pine Bluff, Sheridan and Southern Railway			1912		N/A
Pine Bluff and Swan Lake Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1884	1886	Pine Bluff, Monroe and New Orleans Railway
Pine Bluff and Western Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1903	1909	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Pine Bluff and Western Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1899	1903	Pine Bluff and Western Railroad
Portland and Southeastern Railway			1905		N/A
Prescott and Reader Railway			1910		N/A
Reader Railroad Reader Railroad The Reader Railroad is a tourist railroad operating in Arkansas. It claims to be the last steam locomotive-powered common carrier standard gauge railroad operating in North America, but no longer carries freight....			1925	1975	N/A	Remains as a tourist railroad
Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1905	1948	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
Rock Island and Dardanelle Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1911	1938	N/A
Rock Island, Stuttgart and Southern Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1913	1948	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
Rogers Southwestern Railway			1904	1907	Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad The Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western Railroad was a small railroad company in Northwest Arkansas, USA.It had begun operations as the Rogers Southwestern that reached Springtown, Arkansas on August 15, 1906. It then reorganized under the name Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western and reached Siloam...
Saginaw and Ouachita River Railroad			1905		N/A
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1887	1891	St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway		SLSF	1880	1882	St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
St. Louis, Caruthersville and Memphis Railroad		SLSF	1897	1901	St. Louis and Memphis Railway
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1874	1917	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
St. Louis, Kennett and Southeastern Railroad		SLSF	1906	1950	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
St. Louis and Memphis Railway		SLSF	1901	1902	St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad
St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad		SLSF	1902	1907	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis and North Arkansas Railway			1899	1906	Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
St. Louis – San Francisco Railway	SLSF	SLSF	1916	1980	Burlington Northern Inc.
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad		SLSF	1896	1916	St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway		SLSF	1882	1896	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad		SLSF	1902	1907	St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	SSW	SSW	1891	1997	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Saline Bayou Railway			1905		N/A
Saline River Railway			1897		N/A
Searcy and Des Arc Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1899	1904	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Searcy and West Point Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1882	1899	Searcy and Des Arc Railroad
South Central Arkansas Railway	SCK		1982	1983	East Camden and Highland Railroad East Camden and Highland Railroad The East Camden and Highland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas.EACH operates a 47.6 mile line in Arkansas from East Camden to Eagle Mills...
Southeastern Railroad			1905	1906	Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad		SLSF	1900	1902	St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad
Southwestern Arkansas and Indian Territory Railroad Southwestern Arkansas and Indian Territory Railroad The Southwestern Arkansas and Indian Territory Railroad was begun in the mid-1880s. The three-foot line opened a 10-mile extension between Smithton and Hebron in July 1887...		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1884	1900	Arkansas Southwestern Railway
Springfield and Memphis Railroad		SLSF	1880	1883	Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis Railroad
Stuttgart and Arkansas River Railroad		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1881	1901	St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
Stuttgart and Rice Belt Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1910	1913	Rock Island, Stuttgart and Southern Railway
Stuttgart and Southern Railroad		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1911	1913	Rock Island, Stuttgart and Southern Railway
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway The Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway was the Texas subsidiary of the Kansas City Southern Railway, operating railroad lines in the states of Arkansas and Texas, with headquarters at Texarkana, Texas....		KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...	1889	1943	Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Texarkana and Shreveport Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1888	1899	Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Railway
Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1899	1901	Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California....
Texas, Mississippi and Northwestern Railroad		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1873	1875	Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway
Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California....	T&P, TP	MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1901	1976	Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
Texas and St. Louis Railway		SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...	1881	1886	Arkansas and Southern Railway
Thornton and Alexandria Railway			1904		N/A
Tyronza Central Railroad		SLSF	1902		Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Ultima Thule, Arkadelphia and Mississippi Railway			1877	1910	Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
Waldo and Fort Smith Railroad			1893		N/A
Warren, Johnsville and Saline River Railroad			1905	1920	Warren and Saline River Railroad Warren and Saline River Railroad The Warren and Saline River Railroad is an short-line railroad connecting Cloquet, Arkansas to the Arkansas Midland Railroad at Warren. It has always been independent of larger carriers, and has been owned by the Potlatch Corporation, a lumber company, since June 1959...
Warren and Ouachita Valley Railway	W&OV, WOV	RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1899	1980	Warren and Saline River Railroad Warren and Saline River Railroad The Warren and Saline River Railroad is an short-line railroad connecting Cloquet, Arkansas to the Arkansas Midland Railroad at Warren. It has always been independent of larger carriers, and has been owned by the Potlatch Corporation, a lumber company, since June 1959...
Washington and Hope Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1877	1882	Arkansas and Indian Territory Railway
White and Black River Valley Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1890	1941	N/A
White River Railway		MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...	1901	1903	St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
White River, Lonoke and Western Railway		RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...	1898	1901	Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad , known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad located in located in Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company, originally known as the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company, completed its main line between West Memphis, Arkansas and western...
Wilmar and Saline Valley Railroad			1904		N/A
Wilson Northern Railway		SLSF	1904	1912	Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad The Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad was a short line railroad that operated in Mississippi and Craighead Counties of northeast Arkansas...
Wyandotte and Southeastern Railway
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...		IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...	1889	1946	Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

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